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What is Beans Route?

Beans Route is an AI-powered location intelligence platform that simplifies dispatch, improves last-mile logistic operations and manages driver schedules. Beans Route comes with an embedded proprietary algorithm and pre-existing integrations for safety, fleet telematics, and insurance management. It also provides enhanced geospatial data for modern fleet management.

Features:

  • Location intelligence (Maps)

  • Dispatch

  • Route Optimization (Work area planning)

  • Dynamic Route Planning

  • Driver

  • Fleet management (maintenance, asset tracking)

  • Scheduling & Timesheets

  • Customer (Customer Profile, notification, order tracking)

  • Dynamic Dispatch

  • Scanner Tracking (Findmyscanner)

  • Maps

  • Accurate location

  • Geocoding

  • Address verification

  • Custom notes

  • Custom pins

    • New Construction

    • Loading docs

    • Warehouses

  • Fix my address

  • Dynamic Route Planning

    • Open API

    • Unlimited routes, stops, vehicles & drivers

    • Mixed fleet

    • Commercial vehicle & truck routing

    • Left/Right turn avoidance

    • Stop time windows

    • Service time per stop

    • Max revenue per route

    • Max weight per route

    • Max pieces per route

    • Max cubes per route

    • Max stops per route

    • Max distance per route

    • Stop & zone priority

    • Stop grouping

    • Pick up & Delivery paired stops

    • Automated territory creation

    • Custom territory routing

    • Zip code-based routing

    • Static, Dynamic, On-Demand & Hybrid routes

    • Wave dispatch

    • Multi depot dispatch

    • Warehouse & dock capacity constraints

    • Depot location planning

    • Custom start & end locations

    • Stop & vehicle or driver association

    • Shift start & length times

    • Meal & rest breaks

    • Auto balanced routes

    • Traffic data

  • Dispatch

    • Open API

    • Real-time analytics dashboard with KIs

    • Live vehicle & driver location tracking

    • Stop & route map overlays

    • Single page real-time operations status view

    • Route level details

    • Advanced search & filtering in all views

    • One-click route creation

    • On-demand order capability

    • .xls & .csv manifest file uploads

    • Fleet management with reporting

    • Scheduling

    • Geofenced time clock with enforced compliance

    • Timesheets with payroll reporting

    • Team messaging & communication

    • Customer notifications

    • Live ETAs

    • Custom reporting

    • Route history & archives

    • Telematics integrations

    • DOT compliant safety training integration

    • Custom integrations supported

    • Order entry

      • Form

      • API

      • Excel upload

    • Assign multiple drivers to the same route

    • Message drivers and teams

    • Driver productivity

    • Live operations status

  • Driver App

    • iOS & Android versions

    • Phone & Tablet optimized

    • Stop list & map views

    • Lasso to optimize unlimited stops

    • Turn by turn navigation

    • Click to call

    • Van shelf to map colored stop loading

    • Propriety location data

    • Custom markers (parking, elevator, locker, ..)

    • Gate codes

    • Custom address notes

    • Location pin correction & update

    • Bar code scanning

    • Signature capture POD

    • Image upload POD

    • ID Verification

    • Custom delivery & exception codes

    • Mileage tracking

    • Timekeeping

    • Scheduling with PTO requests

    • Vehicle pre- & post-trip inspections

    • In-app messaging

    • Real-time route level operational stats

    • Dispatch independent route creation

    • Driver to driver stop transfer

    • Offline & low network functionality

    • Optimized for battery life

    • Dark mode

    • Offline maps

    • Navigation directions

    • Hop off to a preferred app

    • Hide stops when done

    • Full POD

    • Custom notes and pins

    • Unit Level Apartment Data

  • Dynamic Dispatch

    • Multi-modal dispatch

    • Wave dispatch

    • Multiple warehouse dispatch

    • Multiple trips to the warehouse

    • Warehouse location calculations

    • Zoning

    • Day of the week schedules

    • Interleave pick-ups and drop-offs

    • Time window changes

    • Switch stops between routes

    • Add on-demand stops


  • Route Optimization

    • Lasso optimize

    • Optimize with selectable endpoint

    • Optimized for Delivery Vehicles

    • Real-time sequence sync between dispatch and drivers

  • Work Area Planning

    • Zip code-based planning

    • Custom-drawn work areas

    • AI-generated polygons

    • Custom Attributes for package types (hot/cold, etc.)

  • Asset Tracking

    • GPS-based asset tracking

    • Mobile-based asset tracking

    • Asset reallocation to maximize profits

  • Customer Profiles

    • Customer preferences

    • Order history

    • Previous notes

  • Customer notifications

    • Live parcel location

    • Delivery notifications

    • Customers can modify address pins

  • Order tracking

    • Live delivery ETA

    • Delivery time

    • Proof of delivery

    • Signature

    • Exception code tracking

    • Order reassignment

    • Chain of custody

    • Bulk stop transfer

  • Timesheets

    • Clock in and out

    • Lunch break

    • Manage PTO requests

    • Integrated route assignment

    • Multi-format reporting

    • Time-based clock in gating

  • Scheduling

    • Combined scheduler/time tracking

    • Auto-assign routes with scheduler

    • Attribute shift to specific work areas

    • Integrated with Fleet maintenance

  • Fleet Maintenance

    • Monthly maintenance reports

    • Odometer Tracking

    • Preventative maintenance tracking

    • Pre/Post Trip inspections and reporting

  • Business Intelligence

    • BI Dashboards

    • Delivery cost analysis

    • Labor cost analysis

    • Profit analysis

    • Peer Benchmarking

  • Safety Training

    • Exclusive Discount

    • In-app compliance reporting

    • Low frequency-high impact training

    • Graduated training for different vehicle classes (L10, L20, L30)

  • Invoicing & Billing

  • Payroll

    • Timesheet reports

    • Click and upload to Gusto, ADP, etc.

Benefits:

  • Route Planning

  • Last-mile planning

  • AI-powered algorithms that can optimize over 10,000 stops in minutes

  • Mobile and desktop tools for dispatchers for them to run their operations

  • Driver app with POD, messaging, custom pins, and exact location data

  • A customer portal that enables delivery recipients to see their delivery status, including updated delivery times

  • Machine learning capabilities that continuously use historical data to optimize fleet performance over time

  • Integrations with third-party systems

Solutions:

  • Improved Dropoff and Pickup Rates

  • Reduced Driver Churn

  • Higher Coordination

  • Better Fleet Management

  • Reduced Failures

  • Improved Time Management

  • Leaner Workforce

  • Safer Operations

  • Increased Employee Performance

  • Fuel Management

  • Vehicle Management

  • Delivery Management

  • Pre and Post-Trip Inspections



Media

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